villanelle's

vil·la·nel·la

V v

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [vil-uh-nel-uh; Italian veel-lah-nel-lah]
- /ˌvɪl əˈnɛl ə; Italian ˌvil lɑˈnɛl lɑ/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [vil-uh-nel-uh; Italian veel-lah-nel-lah]
- /ˌvɪl əˈnɛl ə; Italian ˌvil lɑˈnɛl lɑ/

Definitions of villanelle's word

noun plural villanelle's a rustic Italian part song without accompaniment. 1
noun villanelle's a short poem of fixed form, written in tercets, usually five in number, followed by a final quatrain, all being based on two rhymes. 1

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Origin of villanelle's

First appearance:

before 1590

One of the 37% oldest English words

1590-1600; < Italian, feminine of villanello rural, rustic, equivalent to villan(o) peasant, boor (see villain) + -ello -ish

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villanelle's popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 43% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 58% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.